Prevalence and gender differences in eating attitudes and physical activity among Norwegians

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 62-72

  Augestad, L B ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body image; EDI; Exercise; Gender; Norway; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING; EATING DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING; EATING DISORDERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034207839     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327481     Document Type: Article

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